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LGayazetdinova
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Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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Should I use my personal email or business email for sending email ourteach for getting backlinks? Which of them is going to get more responses? Maybe there is some research or someome's personal observation on this topic. 

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danmoyle
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Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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Hi @LGayazetdinova. From experience, I'm more likely to engage with a professional email. If your request to collaborate comes from a gmail or other personal provider, I'm going to think you're not a legit professional. It may be unfair, but I would make an educated assumption that even freelancers would have their own business email rather than a free personal email. 

 

Of course I'm assuming your question is referring to these free emails. So if you're talking about a freelance personal-but-professional handle, then that may work well. 

 

Also, depending on the industry, humor or helpfulness may work well. The few times I've worked with someone it's been either because they're helpful ("I noticed this link in your article goes to an outdated or broken resource, here's ours that's great.") or funny. 

 

I hope that helps! 

 

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Dan Moyle

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webdew
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Thanks for tagging us @kvlschaefer 

Hi @LGayazetdinova ,

We have been working on a backlinks strategy for the last many years. And as per my opinion, one should use a separate email( business email) for the outreach for outreaching the websites because there are chances that we might get unnecessary emails due to which we might skip some of the important ones. Moreover, it also impacts branding and looks like a genuine user or webmaster. Thus using business email is better than personal email.

Hope this helps!
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Sam62
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Hi @LGayazetdinova,

 

I'll keep it short and simple.

 

People usually ignore the emails coming from a @gmail.com domain. And as Dan said, professional emails look more legit. 

 

So I'd suggest you to go with your business email when it comes to outreaching for backlinks. 

Satyam Mishra

Content Specialist

Content Marketing | MakeWebBetter

087652 87591
satyam@makewebbetter.com
www.makewebbetter.com
St STE 714705, Portland, OR 97220, United States
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RCormier
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Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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In my personal experience of outreach, random gmails don't get convert for links as business emails. The responses are great with the business emails with something like yourconvertedname@domain  dot com

Sam62
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Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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Hi @LGayazetdinova,

 

I'll keep it short and simple.

 

People usually ignore the emails coming from a @gmail.com domain. And as Dan said, professional emails look more legit. 

 

So I'd suggest you to go with your business email when it comes to outreaching for backlinks. 

Satyam Mishra

Content Specialist

Content Marketing | MakeWebBetter

087652 87591
satyam@makewebbetter.com
www.makewebbetter.com
St STE 714705, Portland, OR 97220, United States
twitter
linkedin
webdew
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Guide | Diamond Partner
Guide | Diamond Partner

Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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Thanks for tagging us @kvlschaefer 

Hi @LGayazetdinova ,

We have been working on a backlinks strategy for the last many years. And as per my opinion, one should use a separate email( business email) for the outreach for outreaching the websites because there are chances that we might get unnecessary emails due to which we might skip some of the important ones. Moreover, it also impacts branding and looks like a genuine user or webmaster. Thus using business email is better than personal email.

Hope this helps!
If we were able to answer your query, kindly help the community by marking it as a solution.
Thanks and Regards.

danmoyle
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Most Valuable Member | Elite Partner
Most Valuable Member | Elite Partner

Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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Hi @LGayazetdinova. From experience, I'm more likely to engage with a professional email. If your request to collaborate comes from a gmail or other personal provider, I'm going to think you're not a legit professional. It may be unfair, but I would make an educated assumption that even freelancers would have their own business email rather than a free personal email. 

 

Of course I'm assuming your question is referring to these free emails. So if you're talking about a freelance personal-but-professional handle, then that may work well. 

 

Also, depending on the industry, humor or helpfulness may work well. The few times I've worked with someone it's been either because they're helpful ("I noticed this link in your article goes to an outdated or broken resource, here's ours that's great.") or funny. 

 

I hope that helps! 

 

Did my answer help? Please "mark as a solution" to help others find answers. Plus I really appreciate it!


Dan Moyle

HubSpot Advisor

LearningOps | Impulse Creative

emailAddress
dan@impulsecreative.com
website
https://impulsecreative.com/
LGayazetdinova
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Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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Big thanks for your help! Can you please tell me more about what works best for getting responses from your personal experience? What kinds of help are more valuable for you? Are there anything else that is more likely to make you place the link to your website? 

kvlschaefer
Community Manager
Community Manager

Email Outreach for getting backlinks

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Hi @LGayazetdinova,

 

That's a great question!

 

I wanted to share this great resource from our friends at Impulse Creative on how to use email to get backlinks without being spammy.

 

I'll add some SEO wizards to our conversation to get their input as well - @danmoyle@karstenkoehler@Sam62@DavidDennison@webdew - Would you suggest using a personal email or business email for getting backlinks?

 

Thank you!

 

Best,

Kristen


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